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FACTS FOB THE CURIOUS.

A calf with eight legs and two heads
is in possession of farmer at Livermofe,
Cal.
The largest sweet potato on record was
grown in Florida last season. 1t is twenty
eight inches long.
Coaches were introduced into England
during the reign of Elizabeth, and were
1t first only used by ladies.
France secured on the conclusion OF
the Thirty Years War, in 164S the prov
lnces of Alsace and Lorraine, which she
lost in 1870.
Ten languages-English, German, Nor
wegian, Swedish, French, Bohemian,
Finn, Polish, Italian and Chinese-are
spoken in Minnesota.
Denver is the highest of the State capi
tails, being 5, ITS feet above the sea level.
Annapolis, Md, is the lowest, being only
four feet above the sea level.
The words of the song "John Browns
Body Lies Mouldering in the Grave, 1"
were written by Frank E. Jerome. MIR.
Jerome is now one of the editors of the
Russell (Kansas) Record. He was not
thirty when the song appeared. ..
A curious habit of deer is that of eat
ing the bones of their own kind. If q
dead dear is left on hill, when birds and
insects have eaten it's flesh, its bones will
often be consumed by its own relations.
They will also eat horns that have been
shed.
When Alexander the Great took pos
session of Babylon, in 351 B. c., he found
series of astronomical observations TAX
en- by the Chaldeans for an unbroken
period of 1908 years, which places the
beginning of the observations as early as
1894 B. c.
Julius Caesar was upward of forty
years of age before he became prominent
in public affairs, and, as he was assassin
ated at the age of fifty-six, he advanced
in sixteen years from the position OF a
Roman citizen to be conqueror of the
then known world and the ruler of the
Roman empire.
It has been demonstrated that platinum
wire may be drawn so fine as to be invis-
ible to the naked eye, although n its pres
ence upon perfectly white card can be
detected by the touch, and can be seen by
the aid of small magnifying glass when
the card is held is such a position that
the wire casts shadow.
! The Profile Is huge and very interest
esting rock conformation upon the side
of Profile Mountain in the Franconia
range white Mountains), New Hamp'
shire. From certain point of view at
distance it bears wonderful resemblance
to the outline of a human face. This re-
markably complete and distinct profile is
nearly /, 500 feet above the level of the
little lake below it, and it is from sixty
to eighty feet in length. It is also pop
ularly know as the Old Man of the Noun
tain.
In his address at the dedication of the
new Brooks library building at Brattle.
boro, VT, Hon. Mellen Chamberlain OF
the Boston Public Library said that "be-
fore 100 there was not in Massachusetts,,
so far as known, copy of Shakespeare's
or of Millions poems; and as late as 1923,
whatever may have been in private hands,
Harvard College library lacked Addison,
Atterbury, Bolingbroke, Dryden, Guy,
Locke, Pope, Prior, Steele, Swift and
Young" Against such background
one may effectively paint the later progress
of literary life in New England.
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Uncle ESek's Wisdom

We stand in our own sunshine oftener
than others do.
1t is the little things that arc the most
wonderful and difficult; it is possible ior
human enterprise to make mountain
but impossible for it to mako an oyster.
There is nothing so necessary as neces-
sity; without it, mankind would have
ceased to exist ages ago.
The heart gets weary, tut never gets
old.
If man is right, he can't be too radi-
cal; if wrong, he can't bo too conserve
tive.
The silent man may be overlooked now,
but he will get hearing by and by.
Method and dispatch govern the world.
You can outlivc snder in half the
time you can outargut :.-CeattsE.
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Jennings's friends heard of this bargain

Jennings's friends heard of this bargain
between Cabot and me, and put me in the
way of proving that Tom Jennings
adopted me in my earliest infancy out OF
an orphan asylum, where dad been placed
by mother just before her death. She
was in consumption, and as her last few
hours drew near she made a confdant of
Tom Jennings's wife, and told her that
she had been deceived by false marriage
between herself and the father of this
Edgar Cabot. As the years passed, and
Tom found that the Cabots were not, as
rule, dissolute men, he thought he
would investigate the so-called false mar
riage. He did so, and found that it was
genuine one; that my father, Edgar
Cabot, Sr., had had no intention of de-
ceiving e my mother, but having died sud-
denly before my birth, had kept the mar
riagc secret only for fear of his fathers
wrath, for my mother was plain farm
er's daughter, poor but honest, as the
phrase is. Old Tom had become fond
of me, and knowing that the Cabots had
nothing to bequeath me except the name,
he legally adopted me as his son. So,
you see, purchased my ancestors of my
older half-brother, Edgar Cabot. Icame
here tonight, DR.. Randall, to tell you
this story: Tomorrow"
"Max, was your mothers name
Rachela" DR.. Randall asked, abruptly.
eyes; Rachel Dennison, of Weston
Mills"
II was present at your birth, boy, and
your mother told me this story. I inves-
tigated it for her sake, and found it true,
your father having been a widower be-
fore he met your mother. When next
saw her she was dead and the baby had
vanished, so the whole thing went out OF
my mind until this moment" Here the
doctor had to pause to rub his specta-
cles, and Pauline took advantage of the
brief silence to say:
"Now that you've got grandfather OF
your own, suppose you and Olive will
be getting married, and then you'll be
my brother Max, will you not2"-Fran-
ces E. Wadleigh, in the Current.
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Left.HandedneSs.

DR.. Daniel Wilson, president of the
Royal Society of Canada, has lately con-
tributed a paper to the proceedings OF
that society on the subject of left-handcd-
ness. He reviews the various causes to
which the general preference of the right
hand has been ascribed, and also those to
which the occasional cases of left-handed-
ness are attributed, and finds them mostly
unsatisfactory. He shows clearly that the
preferential use of the right hand is not
to be ascribcd entirely to early training.
On the contrary, in many instances, where
parents have tied up the left hand of a
child to overcome the persistent prefer.
ence for its use, the attempt has proved
futile. He concludes that the general
practice is probably due to the superior
development of the left lobe of the brain,
which, as is well-known, is connected
with the right side of the body. This
view, as he shows, was originally sug-
gested by the eminent anatomist, Pro
fessor Gratiolet. The author adopts and
maintains it with much force, and adds
the correlative view that 'left-handed-
ness is due to an exceptional develop,
ment of the right hemisphere of the
brain"
A careful review of the evidence gives
strong reason for believing that what is
now the cause of the preference for the
right hand was originally an effect.
Neither the apes nor any others of the
lower animals show similar inclination
for the special use of the right limbs.
1t is a purely human attribute, and
probably arose gradually from the
use, by the earliest races of men,
of the right arm in fighting,
while the left arm was reserved to cover
the left side of the body, where wounds,
as their experience showed, were most
dangerous. Those who neglected this
precaution would be most likely to be
killed; and hence, in the lapse of time,
the natural survival would make the hu-
man race in general "right-handed,
with occasional reversions, of course, by
"atavism," to be left-handed, or, more
properly, the ambi-dextrous condition.
The more frequent and energetic use of
the right limbs would, of course. react
upon the brain, and bring about the ex-
ccssive development of the left lobe, such
as now generally obtains.
The conclusions from this course of
reasoning are very important. Through
the effect of the irregular and abnormal
development which has descended to us
from our bellicose ancestors, one lobe OF
our brains and one side of our bodies are
left in neglected and weakened condi-
ton. The evidence which DR.. Wilson
produces of the injury resulting from this
cause is very striking. In the majority
of cases the defect, though it cannot be
wholly overcome, may be in great part
cured by early training, which win
strengthen at once both the body and
the mind. "Whenever," he writes, "the
early and persistent cultivation of the full
use of both hands has been accomplished,
the result is greater efficiency, without
any corresponding awkwardness or dc,
feet. ."-Science.
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Forgot the Name OF His Bride.

A man who applied to County Clerk
Martin for marriage license the Other
day was so nervous that he forgot the
name of the woman whom he was about
to marry, and had to 60 to her house
three times before he could remember her
name long enough to tell it to the Clerk.
Each time he went to the house she had
to repeat her middle name over to him,
and as soon as he reached the Clerk
office he conld not remember it, until, at
the end of the third trip, by strong ef-
fort, he managed to think of it. Lovers
never care for the middle names of their
sweethearts. Cruz (Col.) Sentinel.
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MOMENTS.

Oh. there are moments In mans mortal
years.
When for an instant that which long has
lain
Beyond our reach, is on a sudden found
In things of smallest compass, and we hold
The unbounded shut in one small minutes
space,
And worlds within the hollow Of our hand;
A world of music in one word of love,
A world of love in one quick wordless look.
A world of thought in one translucent
phrase,
A world of memory in one mournful chord,
A world of sorrow in one little song.
Such moments are mans holiest; the divine
And first-sown seeds Of loves eternity.
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SONG OF THE COUNTRY A.Asaf

sing the song Of the country lass;
In tho dew Of the morning I saw her pa0
The way Of the woodland road along,
And the aghing voice Of a.passing brees
Among the boughs Of the bending trees
Brought to my ears her happy song:
IT would not leave this pathway swess
For the finest marble paved street t
That winds its way mid the city's din,
Or leave the forests graceful shade
For the fairest park mans hands have made
That lies the busy mart within.
Though briars catch my homespun gown
And the woodland tendrils snare the ground,
While robin carols in notes SO clear,
Methinks 'twere only their wish to say,
Each in their gentle, loving way, :
'Linger, o maiden, and rest thee hereP
"rve wondered sometimes If its heartleD
frown ..s...
Hurries the step Of the city's throng:
From the break Of dawn to the set Of sun
No living welcome awaits the eye, .,
Each looks in coldness and hurries by,
TIL the busy strife of the day is done.
"The city maid, clad in silk and sheen.
Sees not what seq in its shimmering glsam;
A woof and warp Of misery. /.
Whose every thread is an atom life,
That's dyed in hatred, in wrong and strife,
And spun in the looms Of poverty.
'sMy homely garb bears no touch Of Il,
Though heavy the thread, it carries still
A charm her richer garb. neer new-
Touches of Hghtness from sunny air,
Touches of brightness from skies 80 fair,
With love and contentment running through.
stHer lover-they often tell me So * -.
Waiteth her bidding with courtly bow =.
And fattering speech in the festive hall
Yet weighs the charm Of her speech s1d
grace ~
'Gainst her rivals beauty Of form and face.
And the glitter Of gold outshines them all
'sMy own dear John, whose song 50 gay
Floats up from the meadows far away,
Plies busy sickle in bending wheat. ~.
he has no studied words to tell, go
And yet I doubt not he loves me well,
AS he hastens my woodland way to meek
''The city's churches are high and grand
BY fretted arches and columns spanned,
Wherein are gathered both pomp and prtd
Whose choir and organ unite to raise
A song of heaven for the world to praise,
And golden image is deifed.
'sThe chapel yonder Is old and drear,
For moss and memory of many year
Around its portals in beauty cling, - Z
But over it all is the Sabbath day
Nature is keeping for aye and aye,
And God has hallowed the worshippina
Edith K FEx
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A native paper under the control Of tho
Hawaiian Government has taken to pub
fishing a column OF so in English.
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There are 113 farmers in the Connect
cut Legislature.
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above money. Let us suppose case; II
man had a daughter, and two men
were to present themselves as suitors, the
one with good name but poor purse,
the other in exactly the reverse condi-
ton, to which would you advise her to
give an affirmative answer2"
DR.. Randall appreciated the full mean
ing of this question, which was even
harder than the previous one to be an
swercd. lie could not collect his thoughts
as quickly as his older daughter did,
however. Before her father could frame
q reply, Olive said, determinedly:
sI think it would be we'll to let the
girl have some voice in such a matter. I
think that the characters of the two men
ought to be taken into consideration. !
don't believe any girl would want man
who could sell his grandfather. She'd
be more apt to see worthy qualities in
the one who didn't consider money the
only thing worth having"
There was no mistaking the signii-
cance of Olives tones, or of her flushed
face. DIR. Randall loved his children, so,
saving to himself: "NIax is at heart a
gentleman, in spite of his extraction
perhaps Il here was good blood on his
mothers side" he pretended to make a
lest of the whole matter, and answered:
"Ah, Max, you see what minority !
am I'M My wife always agrees with
Olive, and even Pauline echoes her, so
dare not dispute word she says"
Max looked pleased, and Mrs. Randall
positively bcamed on her husband. But
fancy the feelings of all when Max
said:
"The most Singular part of the whole
affair is this: One of my-of old Tom
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-07-23
Glasgow.

The oats harvest is done and the pesky
midget has disappeared, much to our
relief
According to St. swithin's day the dry
spell will continue for forty days more.
The Harvest Home to be given by the
Salem Sunday School on the 2Sth Of the
present month promises TO surpass the
iubilees which have hai such great repu-
tations NJ to draw large crowds.
The Cooch's Bridge base ball dlb
sent a challenge to the Christiana club,
which was accepted for Saturday last
The boys went, but owing to misunder-
standing there was no game. The boys
claim the game by o to 0, and according
to the rules they are entitled TO it.
George Davis the captain of the club as
sured them it was not his fault that they
were fooled. \ return game is to be
played at the Harvest Home on the 2Sth'
The young man who played left field
for the LEDGER nine Saturday week was
from near this town, but he says he
don't know how the paper got such an
exact profile of him.
A committee are giving picnics every
Thursday evening on Iron Hill.
The Presbyterian Sunday School will
go on an excursion to Cape May, Aug
I'd. They will drive to Delaware City
and there take the grand steamer Re
public
David Thornton has lot Of fine bret
foxhounds which he proposes TO cxhibi
at the Elkton fair in October, Dayi'
also is posessor of Il bone felon which h
would dispose of at right figures.
Miss I.eona Brooks and Annie Frehafe
of Chester, Pa, are visiting their aun
Mrs. ]. w. Davis, near this town.
Quite number went to Tolcheste
Wednesday, on the Steamer Chester fror
Elkton.
! One of the b. i. Club walked up
the-at Christina and ordered the ma
r to set'em up, but when he found he ha
forgotten his pocket book, he counte
manded the order, and skipped out an
[ had catch DRAco.
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TrOtting Circuit.

The governors of the Maryland and
Delaware Trotting Circuit, which is COM
posed of Pimlico, Cecil, Hartford, Dover
and Talbot fairs, met at Elkton on Friday
of last week to arrange the schedule of
races and other matters for the fall fairs.
Pimlico was represented by T. Alex. Seth
of Baltimore; Cecil by Colonel William
II. May of Elkton; Talbot by Colonel
Robert Iough of Easton; Hartford by S.
q. Davis of Aberdeen, and Dover by ID.
p Barnard, Jr., of Dover A programme
of races was arranged for the various fairs.
Each will have a 2.l9 troiting class and
a 2.20 pacing class race. The entries for
Pimlico races close on August Goth, and
those of the other four fairs on Septem-
Der 10Th. Pimlico meets on September
18th to 10th inclusive. The premiums
for races amount to $1,000. Easton fair
will be held September Goth 23rd inclu-
sive. The premiums for trottng races
foot up $500 The running race purses
were not arranged. The Delaware state
fair ut Dover will be held September 9th
to 5Oth inclusive and the premiums
amount to $500. The Cecil county
fair will be held October 4th to eth in
elusive, and the purses aggregate S4,125.
The Hartford county races were not fixed
in the absence of the governor, Noble l..
Mitchell, his substitute, Mr.. Davis not
desiring to take the responsibilily.-Er.
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Picnic.

On last Thursday, July q, the Chris
tian Sunday school of Newark and Chest
nut Hill went to Lovers Retreat. Every
thing went all right until we arrived and
then well it rained and not stop until
about o'clock. Fortunately nearly the
wagons were covered and thus offered
shelter About ~ o'clock we decided to
adjourn to the barn and make the best of
it, which we did. Dinner WIS served on
the carriage house floor. Then every
one went to work to get all the enjoy
ment out of our picnic, that was possible
under the circumstr 1ces, and every one
seemed to succeed. At O'Clock the ice
cream was served and as it stopped rain
ing soon few had courage enough to
take walk through the dripping wood
In spite of the rain in spite of the
mud; in spite of the muddy dresses,
with visions of the wpsh tub, we had q
good time, ono that We will long re-
member. We would have had very
dull time but for the kindness of Mrs
Chambers, who allowed us the use of hei
house and barn, for which every one
feels much gratitude. At 5 o'clock We
started for home aud no one could say
was Il dry picnic. ~
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Kimbleville and Vicinity,

Mr.. Pierce Whilcralt hes been suffer-
ing from attack of sickness that threat
ened typhoid fever, but he is recovering.
Mrs. Mary T. Scott who is in her SSth
year, is remarkably hale for one of her
age she recently returned home from II
visit to her children in Cecil county, Md.
James Mearns thrcshed his wheat and
baled the straw, which averaged one
bushel of wheat to each bale of straw, or
"a bushels to the acre The wheat WIS
of the fultz variety.
Communion and love feast services at
Flint Hill church last Sunday. The Rev.
Mr. Branford of Philadelphia assisted
>thd pastor, Rev. Mr.. Brady.
Riclmd 0. Whitcraft who went West
usdeyal months since visited Iowa,
Ihkota, montana, and Oregan, has set
tied in Omaha, Nebraska, and is engaged
ih the boot and shoe business, Success
10 Richard in his new home.
] Wheat and oats harvest is over and
most of hay harvest. Most of the farmeis
unload hay with hay fork and horse,
but one place We noticed the fork work
ed by oxen and neat looking young
lady driving them. The oxen seemed
70 realize their position AMI mind every
word she spoke, as she so deXteriousl,
tossed a broom over their heads. W.
think a lady that can drive oxen Womb
make good wife, because she would b.
very handy if Il man kept oxen. TYRo
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seventy-Effth Anniversary

On Tuesday evening Mrs. G. W. Col
merry ofthiXown, celebrated the seventy
fifth AMY l9lgiHX ersary of her birthday. Her
chil6dren were all present. There was
l51grand children ola number of twenty
o. he children; also one great grand child,
ZONE neice, and one grand and one great
grand nephew from Wilmington. Mrs.
John Rankin of Elkton was present
She celebrated her Goth wedding ami
versary but few weeks ago. A large
number of "'iends of this town and vicin-
ity were present. There was many use
full and valuable presents donated by
relatives and F-iends. The evening was
pleasantly spent, refreshments were in
abundance. TIE LEDGER extends hearty
thanks for generous supply of cake.
We wish that the years of Mr.. and Mrs
G. Colmery may be mrny in this land
of ours.
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Personal.

Miss Edna Armstrong of this town
visited Miss Era Thompson at West
Grove, Pa, last week.
DIR. j. ii. Caldwell and family are
taking their summer vacation at Reho-
both.
H. II. Curtis started on Tuesday for
months trip at the scashore.
Mr.. j. f. Hooker, clerk at the Wash
ington House, is off on two weeks va
cation. We hope doc" will have good
time.
Miss Ella Todd is visiting friends in
Philadelphia
Miss Gertie Shivler is at Delaware
City visiting friends.
-ieorge Missimer cut his hand badly
while using saw one day this week.
Miss May shiv.er of Philadelphia
IS spending her vacation at home with
her father and mother at the P. W.&B.
Station.
e. B. Staggers, of the firm of Hall &
Garrison, Philadelphia, accompanied by
his sister and +. B. staggers, Jr., also of
Phila., are spending some time with J.
c. shiyler at the P. W. 4 p. Station.
KEY, {. W. Prettyman, pastor of the
NJ +. Church of this town, who is taking
months vacation at Rehoboth, walF
taken sick the latter part of last wee
and was unable to fill the pulpit here
Sunday. Rev q. j. Porter ofliciated Y
the morning. There was no serviceln
the>evening.
Steven Il. Choate, Jr., who has cen
oil ON two-weeks vacation has ret cned
and resumed his duties in the post Nice.
Miss. r. L. Murray of Baltimde, is
visiting her sister, Mrs Alfred ALLEY,
on South Chapel street !
II. F. Armstrong, accompanied by
his wife, are enjoying the altGreezcs at
Rehoboth. :
Mrs. Ii. IL. Haines ans son of this l
town, are visiting friends near Chester
vile, Pa.
john Collision .. Wilmington is Wis., {
iting his father II this town.
Miss Natalie Turner who has been
visiting friends in Wilmington, returned
home this week
Mrs. DIR. Boyd of New Castle spent
q few days with Miss Lizzie Garrett this
week.
Mrs. William L. Janvier of Whining
ton is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. Il. Ochel- 9
tree on Delaware avenue.
Mr.. Ralph Raymond is spending a {
few days with friends at the old F., W.
& B. Station. He has just returned from
three months trip to various parts of
Europe, where he expects to return
again in a short time and spend the bal
lance ofthe summer in travelling through
France, Italy and Germany.